Where do you safely bury more than 28,000 cubic meters -- roughly six Big Ben clock towers -- of deadly radioactive waste for the next million years?
When it comes to the big questions plaguing the world's scientists, they don't get much larger than this.
This is the"wicked problem" facing Germany as it closes all of its nuclear power plants in the coming years, according to Professor Miranda Schreurs, part of the team searching for a storage site.Experts are now hunting for somewhere to bury almost 2,000 containers of high-level radioactive waste. The site must be beyond rock-solid, with no groundwater or earthquakes that could cause a leakage.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Ball Out This Friday on Sustainable ProductsOff set holiday consumerism with products that will help you cut down on waste year round.
Read more »
These Popular Dyson Vacuums (& More!) Are Seriously Discounted This Black FridayDyson is having a major Black Friday sale—here are our top 5 picks:
Read more »
Dyson V7 Motorhead Vacuums Are On Sale For $199 And You Should Probably Buy One NowThey're normally close to $300, so it's time to seize this amazing Black Friday deal.
Read more »
Bitter Cold Stops Coal, While Nuclear Power ExcelsThrough thick and thin, extreme hot or extreme cold, Bomb Cyclones and Polar Vortexes, this nuclear plant never seems to stop producing over 9 billion kWhs of energy every year, enough to power Seattle. The same with all other nuclear plants in America. Not so much with coal and gas.
Read more »
Hopes fade for any more survivors in Albania quake; 46 deadHopes fade for finding survivors beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings in Albania two days after a deadly earthquake struck the country's Adriatic coast.
Read more »
Search in Albania quake reduced, death toll at 49The operation to find survivors and recover bodies from Albania's deadly earthquake is winding down, with rescue crews limiting their efforts to a collapsed beachfront hotel in the port town of Durres
Read more »